Kansas City Riverfront Heritage Trail

www.kcriverfronttrail.org – New web site with information on this upcoming multi-use trail linking several areas along the Missouri and Kansas Rivers in the central city. This is a great project that will connect Downtown KCMO with Downtown KCK, including the River Market area, Berkley Riverfront Park, the Town of Kansas site, the West Bottoms, Penn Vally Park and Liberty Memorial, and Union Station. more info and links about this trail

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Progressive Talk Radio on the Verge

An interesting opinion on why the U.S. news media were so blatantly biased towards the Bush Administration during the latest Iraq invasion, despite a huge pent-up demand for progressive radio voices. Media conglomerates are desperately lobbying for a June 2 FCC decision to remove the remaining few restrictions on media ownership. The proposal would make it legal for one company to own all radio, television, and newspaper outlets in one city. Fortunately progressive and liberal radio seems to be on the verge of a break out, thanks to a surge in Internet radio stations like i.e. America Radio, radiopower.org and Democracy Now.

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June Carter Cash, 1929-2003

Folk and country music lost an amazing woman today. Singer, songwriter, musician, actor, member of the Carter Family, wife of Johnny Cash – she will be sorely missed. Tennessean story and CMT biography.

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A New Urban Thang

All of a sudden Kansas City is a hotbed for New Urbanism projects – attempts to create new neighborhoods that revive the best aspects of older town centers with homes, businesses, schools, and parks all within walking distance of each other.

The Northland is leading the way with several projects under construction: Shoal Creek Valley, Zona
Rosa, Renaissance North, and Northgate
Village; and the proposed Tuilleries Plaza. Eastern Jackson County, MO has proposals for Little Blue Valley in Independence and New Longview Farm in Lee’s Summit. Even the Kansas side is hopping on the bandwagon with the modest New Village at Prairie Haven in Olathe and the proposed Lenexa City Center. These days suburban sprawl is inevitable, so it is important that we try our best to make sure it is as sustainable and timeless as possible.

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KC Rocks, Damnit

Sometimes we need a reminder.

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